A S H
point of view

I stare at her from across the room. She's studying her paper like it defines her future or something, so focused on it. It looks kind of...cute, actually.

What are you doing to me kitten?

Suddenly, she looks up and catches me staring. I don't look away from her, and she gives me a smile. A confused one, but nevertheless, a smile.

She mouths the words "Why are you looking at me?" In response, I just shrug, and turn to the board, where our teaching is writing some meaningless crap on it.

I might be failing this subject, but...I don't think it's a very big deal in my Junior year. Okay okay okay, so it might be a big deal, but it's not like they're going to put me in juvie.

Suddenly, the bell rings, signaling lunch time. Finally.

I gather up my things, and throw my bag over my shoulder. When I get out of the classroom, I hear a high pitched squeal.

"Ashy! How are youuu?" Miette comes up to me, grabbing my arm.

"Uh...I'm okay I gue--"

"Have you been avoiding me?!" She shrieks, and the whole hallways looks at us, all conversations stopping. I look around, and find the honey-blonde head staring at us in confusion, along with the crowd.

"Look Miette, one minute you're asking how I am, the next you're pissed at me? You are one confusing little psycho bitch." I say, rolling my eyes.

The crowd starts to snicker, and Miette looks aggravated. "Take that back! Ashy, you don't mean that!" She yells, holding onto my arm tighter, making me wince a bit.

Who knew the bitch was so strong?

"Miette, you should back off. I don't think he wants to be bothered right now." I hear from the left of me, and see a very cautious Serena approaching us. The whole room erupts with comments.

"What is Serena-san doing?"

"Have they even met before?"

"The top student and bad boy, I totally ship it!"

"No way! Ash is destined to be with me!"

I sigh at all the comments, and turn back to Serena.

"What do you want you annoying little freak?!" Miette growls, and Serena looks slightly taken back.

"M-Miette, it's just that I know...I know people don't like to be treated with emotional flip flopping so I just wanted to help Ash o--"

"Just shut up! Shut up shut up shut up! Ashy is mine, got it?! Mine, bitch!" Miette growls, then takes everyone by surprise.

Pop! The whole school gasps, as Serena falls onto the ground, a red mark on the right side of her face. Miette...walked up to Serena, and slapped her across the face. Hard.

"Come on, Ashy." She tugs at my arm, and my eyes widen.

What in the hell do I do?! I mean I can't just leave Serena on the ground...but I don't want Miette to kill me either!

I made up my mind, and I know I'll seem like a jerk for doing it, but...I walked away. I left her on the ground, hurt, a red mark across the side of her face.

"Serena! Is it hurt?!" I hear girls' voices come from behind me.

"Serena, let me take you to the nurse's office." I hear a guy's voice also come from behind me, and suddenly, my heart stops.

A guy?! Why in the hell is there a guy trying to help Serena?!

I abruptly take Miette's arm off of me, and stomp my way over to Serena.

"Hey! Don't you ever help or touch her again! Got it punk?!" I yell at the guy that tried to help her. He was tall, about my height, with dark hair and pale skin.

"Leave Calem alone." My head snaps to the honey-blonde on the floor, as she looks down and doesn't make eye contact with me. So Calem is the guy's name.

"Kitten I--"

"Look, I tried to help you out, okay? I get it, you want to figure..." she hesitates, knowing everyone is watching and listening to us.

"...out my situation. But if you don't want to stop someone from hurting me or at least help me up like an actual friend, than don't lash out at Calem. At least he's trying to do something nice." She almost whispers the last sentence, and gets up.

I stare at her as she walks away with Calem, a strange feeling in my chest pulling at me.

"Perfect! Now come to lunch with me Ashy!" Miette squeals, grabbing onto my arm again.

"Let go of me. I'm going somewhere. Alone." I growl at her, and she takes a step back, a hand on her hip.

"Be back soon." She smiles (obviously fake,) and struts down the hallway. People give me looks of disappointment, and I just glare at them, and they cower away.

What the hell did I get so jealous for?

S E R E N A
point of view

"So Miette did this, huh?" The nurse says, handing me an ice pack.

"Yeah...the whole hallway saw it, too." I say, the cool ice healing the red mark. There's probably a bruise there, too. My makeup artist tonight will probably have to fix that.

"Oh, sweetie~" she coos, rubbing my right arm.

"I'll tell the principal right away. Don't worry dear." She gives me one last concerned look before heading out of the room to the office.

"Serena, are you okay?" Calem says, coming to my side.

"Y-Yeah, I think so..." I say, blushing a little bit and giving him a smile.

Calem was my middle school crush. He's always been there for me, one of my best friends. And yet, I didn't have the courage to tell him that...I'm Bika. I was afraid that he would treat me differently, and I didn't want to ruin what we had as friends. When I became Bika at the age of 14, just before Freshman Year, I started to grow bigger feelings for him, and I couldn't stop it.

"Good," he smiles back at me, and then...he held took my hand. I blushed profusely, looking down at our hands, and then back up at him. "let me hold that ice pack for you, Serena." He says, taking the bag out of my hand and gripping the pack with his own.

"C-Calem...thank you. For being there for me." I smile, gripping his hand back.

"For you? Anything." He smiles. Maybe I was daydreaming, but I saw the smallest tint of pink on his cheeks.

"Sorry if I'm interrupting!" We hear Ash's annoying voice in the frame of the office.

"Ash, please ju--"

"No, Serena, I got this." Calem interrupts me, handing me the ice pack back.

"Oh ho-ho, the boy next door comes to his best friend's rescue. How touching." Ash says bitter sweetly, his fist tightening.

"At least I am her friend." Calem shoots back, earning a deep scowl from Ash.

"I was stupid, okay? I just didn't want Miette to kill me."

"If you hate her so much...why don't you just leave her? I whisper, but I know they heard me.

"Yeah, Ash, why don't you?" Calem spits.

"Because...b-because..." He stutters, trying to find the words.

"I knew it." I say, clenching my jaw. My eyes become a bit watery. I guess I just thought that, maybe, he wanted to be actual friends. But who am I kidding, he just wanted to expose me as Bika.

"Serena, please, I--" Ash starts, but I hold up a hand.

"Just...go. It's okay, I understand. You just aren't looking for a friend." I croak, a single tear sliding down my face.

"Serena--"

"Maybe if you didn't act like the ass wipe you are, she would consider keeping you as a friend! But you aren't, so get out of her life you prick!" Calem yells, pushing Ash away.

"Don't touch me you little son of a bi--"

"Leave!" I yell, making Ash and Calm turn to me.

"Fine. But just know, I'm not leaving your life that easily after one day. Just because I'm an ass, doesn't mean that I don't care." He says, slamming the door behind him.

It won't be easy. It just won't.

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Too dramatic too soon? Am I rushing? I hope not :O Please tell me what you think! <3

- PιкαOтαкυ [AKA Clarissa :3]